Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: AN-63
Corporate Name: Shumatte, Ezell, & Posey
Local Name: Mill No. 1
Owner Name: Shumatte, Ezell, & Posey
Location: Unknown
County: Anderson
Years in Operation: 2 years
Start Year: 1869
End Year: 1870
Decades: 1860-1869,1870-1879
Period of Operation: 1869 to 1870
Town: Unknown
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Lumber
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: Steam
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: 800,000 feet during the reporting period of the Census of 1870
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: The Shumatte, Ezell, & Posey mill, according to the Census of 1870, had an invested capital of $3,000 in the sawmill with raw materials worth $1,275. It employed eight men and two children, paying $4,000 in wages during eleven months of operation. The mill produced 800,000 feet of lumber worth $11,000.
Research Date: MCJ 03-06-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson